The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-08-10

auspices of the Helen Chalmers Litcrar,
Association. The court room was
scene Of brilliant decoration. The booths
were presided over by young ladies il
various national costumes. The attend
ancc was particularly large, as the affair
was givcn for the benefit of Spartan
burg, S fayoritcs, tho Morgan Rifles. Th,
flag drill was executed by the following
young ladies as sponsors for the com
panics; Sumter Guards, Miss Ernestint
Hcinitsh; Fort Motto Guards, Miss
Rcina Allen; Morgan Rifles, Miss Nellie
Eltord; Butlor Guards, Miss Fannie
Blake; Grocnvillc Guards, Miss H. En-,
crson; Manning Guards, Miss Claricc
Cotton; Edisto Rifles, Miss Mildred
Thompson; Laurens Guards, Miss Carrie
McAlakin; Ncwbcrry Rifles, Miss Helen
McMakin; Richland Volunteers, Miss
Bessie Means; North Caroline troops,
Miss Sndy Hardy; South Carolina, Miss
iolcn Russell; Georgia, Miss T.. b.
Chase. The flag company was umd,r
command Of Capr. l.. Bacon, the uniform
being blue skirt and body with white
trimmings, and black felt hats with
black plIlmcs. The cyolution8 OF their
gallant military sisters were largely
chcered by the various companies pres
Cnt.
It is estimated with every show of rca
son that fully 10000 people passed
through the streets of the Farmers CITY
on Thursday. Certainly there appears
to be no limit to the energy displayed
by the farming classes in the cndcayor
to at least visit the Encampmcnt. There
are instances Of mcn, women and chill
dren who walked from fifteen to twenty
miles dnrlng the night to reach the city.
Taking the E.ncampmcnt all in all, it is
novel IN South Carolina, and
some OF the U!l men say that it has been
tho iirst time in this State that success
iul cilort has been made to attract and
hold together Tor such a length of time
so many thousands Of the farming class.
There Is, mdccd, no telling how long
the mlltitudcS Will rcmnin in camp, for
they have come well provided for any
emergency. The woods around the city
are alive with men, women and children,
some OF them having found acc rmmoda,
tons IN the wagons and otlcrs sleeping
out under the open sky, which for the
past two days has been particularly
favorable.
THE LAST DAYS.
As to the character Of the crowd ii is
possibly the most motley that has eyer
como together in South Carolina. All
clussca arc represented and tie visitor
can sec almost everybody from the
Goycmor Of the State to the bootblack
from the ncighboring rival city. The
pIalr country girl and the bellies OF
Galincy City, Lnurons, Union, Spartan
burg, GrccnvilIc and other centres of
fashion nc to be found indiscriminatCly
mixed III tho crush mt the art gallery, or
III the pavilion, or III the State building
rooms, or III the iutCr State booth Of the
Women S Christian Temperance Union,
where ICED waters and tracts are dis
pcnsad with equal libcralty This booth,
by the way, is one of the prctticst
structures ON the grounds and was erect
Cd under the direction of Mrs. w. X.
Blake, the president OF the local union.
The morning session began at 10
o'clock, President Duncan in the chair.
This day had been devoted to the excr-
clscS OF the State Agricultural and Me
chanicaI Society. The president invited
all the farmers to visit the fair next fall.
An instructive essay was read by Mr..
John L. Townsend the well known stock
raiscrand cotton planter Of Edisto island,
on the future OF the sen islands. a great
many OF the points made were all of II
roVelntlOn to the up.cOuntry farmers.
The next address was by Mr.. T.. T.
Of Marion, on experiments
with the cotton plant The deduction
beng that tho farmer who makes II living
mt home, ana makes cotton surplus
crop is generally solid and safe.
Ihcn came an interesting discussion Of
thc question whether it pays the farmer
to substitute cotton seed meal for his
cotton seed rs Il fertilizer. Among the
speakers were Chancellor Johnson, Of
Marion, Ncssrs. Nj. l.. Donaldson, of
trccnyil!c, ilollcyman, of Orangcburg,
and w. Jennings, of Berkeley, who
maintained the negative Of the question.
Inc affirmative was unsuccessful argued
by MIR. Pctcrkin, Of Orangcbur.
This inauguration of genera debate
has been looked upon by the promoters
of the enterprise here as the beginning
OF the practical school work and education
of the farmcr and Will be developed with
wonderful. rcsults ut future eencampmcnts
Col. w. ID. Evans, OF Marlboro, read II
paper on the duty of the farmer rs a cit
zen and as legislator. MIR. d. *.
Norris, Of Anderson, discussed in very
I"lNh VIZ 'bNNESIt.t W NllNCISlliCNl
Experiments with the corn
plant, by Mr.. b. f. Perry, of Grconvillo,
contained many suggestive points and
brought about another experience meet
ing, the dcbatcrs being Capt. G. Petty,
of Spartanburg, Messrs. G.. Dixon and
A. McBee, OF Grcenyille, G. Turner, Of
Spartanburg, ard II. Il. IIawley, of Dar-
Engton. The session closed with an
excellent and humorous speech by Col
j. G. Mcliissick, OF Union,
Friday was Governors day" The
opening address being made by Gov.
Richardson. Among the other addresses
was ono on the subject of signal service
in its bearings on agriculture, by Capt.
II. Graham, Of the &. S. Signal service.
Camp was broken and the military
companies returned homo Saturday.
story of IA Snake ana IL Pig.
Jasper Bryan, living out on the river,
east of town. relates remarkable Incl